1. Krønikebok 21,6

4 Likevel, kongens ord seiret over Joab.
Så Joab dro av sted og gikk gjennom hele Israel,
og kom til Jerusalem.

5 Joab ga tallet på folketellingen av hele folket til David.
Og hele Israel var 1 100 000 menn som dro sverd,
og Juda var 470 000 menn som dro sverd.

Men han talte ikke Levi og Benjamin blant dem,
fordi kongens befaling var avskyelig for Joab.

7 Gud var misfornøyd med denne handlingen,
så Han brakte trøbbel over Israel.

8 Da sa David til Gud:
"Jeg har syndet stort ved å gjøre dette.
Men nå, vær så snill å tilgi din tjeners skyld,
for jeg har handlet meget uklokt."

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
KJV
But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.
WEB
But he didn’t count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.
ASV
But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them; for the king`s word was abominable to Joab.
DARBY
But Levi and Benjamin he did not count among them; for the king's word was abominable to Joab.
BLB
And Levi and Benjamin he did not count in their midst, for the word of the king was abominable to Joab.
ÅB
Men Levi og Benjamin hadde han ikke mønstret sammen med de andre; for kongens ord var en styggedom for Joab.
OTB
Men han talte ikke Levi og Benjamin blant dem,
fordi kongens befaling var avskyelig for Joab.
B1930
Men Levi og Benjamin hadde han ikke mønstret sammen med de andre; for kongens ord var en vederstyggelighet for Joab.

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